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ROBERT HERMANGE, OE SCHUYLERVILLE, NEW YORK.

I IMPROVEMENT IN NAIL-BOXES.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No.'183,394, dated October17, 1876; application tiled August 28, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, ROBERT HERMANGE, ofSchuylerville, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, haveinvented a new and valuable Improvement in Nail-Buckets; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to theannexed drawings, making a part of this specication, and to the lettersand iigures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawing is a representation of a side view of myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a similar View, showing the bucket on anincline.

This invention consists in a device for holding and supporting a bucketof peculiar construction, for containing nails and other like articles,so that the bucket can be readily handled during the operation ofretailing the nails, as will be hereinafter described, and subsequentlypointed out in the claims.

The bucket, as shown at A, may be composed ot' any suitable` material,although I prefer it of sheet metal; and is constructed larger at thetop, with flat sides a and daring or slanting ends b, to more readilyfacilitate the nails or other like articles being taken out.

The bucket A is provided with a suitable handle, c, at each side, at ornear the top, and also with a pivot, d, for suspending it upon a woodenframe, B, said frame being composed of cross-pieces e, braced bycross-bars f, which also form stops to prevent the bucket from beingtipped too far over upon either side.

To one of said vbars is hinged a slat, g, to-

admit of its being turned either down or up against the cross-pieces ofthe frame B, for the purpose of allowing the bucket to be adjusted to asuitable incline according to the amount of nails contained therein. Thebucket, to be filled, is taken out of the frame and placed upon theiioor, and the contents ot' a keg of nails are turned therein, afterwhich the bucket is replaced within the frame, the slat g being turnedup so that the bottom ot' the bucket will rest thereon.

When the bucket contains a full keg, or one hundred pounds of nails, andwhen the quantity becomes reduced, the hinged slat is turned down,giving the bucket more incline, the nails being taken out by a hook,nail-claw, or other suitable device, and placed into the hopper of thescales.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

The bucket A for containing nails' or 'other like articles, having flatside a, iaring ends b, and pivots d, in combination with a suitableframe or support, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. f'

2. The frame or support B, consisting oi' cross-pieces e and cross-barsf, and hinged slat in combination with the bucket A, substantially asand for the purpose described.

In testimonythat I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name inthe presence ot' two witnesses.

ROBERT HERMANOE.

Witnesses G. T. LAING, C. MARSHALL.

